Joe Haggerty: Coach Bruce Cassidy said their decision to hold Patrice Bergeron out of the lineup last night was made right before the start of the game. Cassidy added: “Hopefully he’s better and ready to go on Saturday.”
Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports Boston: Bergeron is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The Bruins had two days off between Game 3 and Game 4. Bergeron had been on the ice Wednesday, but Riley Nash had taken some reps at center on Bergeron’s line.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Scott Burnside: Goaltender Andrew Hammond will start in net for the Avs in Game 5 tonight.